Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Marseille win with a probability of 51.15%. A win for Shakhtar Donetsk had a probability of 25.62% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Marseille win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9%) and 0-2 (8.05%). The likeliest Shakhtar Donetsk win was 2-1 (6.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.8%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.